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Annmary Brown Memorial, Providence, RI

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Annmary Brown Memorial

A Brown University building that houses European and American paintings and personal mementos of its founder, General Rush C. Hawkins.

21 Brown Street / Box A, Providence, RI 02912 · Providence, RI

About Annmary Brown Memorial

The Annmary Brown Memorial, part of the Brown University Library system, displays paintings from the 1600s through the 1900s, drawn from the collection of General Rush C. Hawkins. Visitors can also see keepsakes belonging to Hawkins and the Brown family. Architect Norman Isham designed the building, which was completed in the early 1900s as a library, art gallery, and mausoleum. Bronze doors with allegorical figures of Art and Learning greet visitors, and a crypt at the rear holds the remains of Annmary Brown and General Hawkins. The memorial was independent until 1948, when Brown University took over the building and its holdings. Hawkins's books and manuscripts moved to the John Hay Library in 1990.

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